Coast Live vs FREOCAST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coast Live
Stream live radio content, including music, news, and weather. Rate, share, and download songs you hear. Access podcasts, photo galleries, events, and enter competitions.
- Live radio streaming
- Song identification and download
- Podcast and on-demand audio
- Photo galleries and events
- Interactive features (call, email, text, tweet)
- Competitions
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See a live stream of what you hear on-air, including songs, news, weather and much more. Rate, share and download the music you’re listening to. Listen to our podcasts and on-demand audio whilst you browse through the app. Browse our photo galleries and events. Enter competitions. Interact with 97.3 Coast FM and call, email, text and Tweet, all directly from within the app.
FREOCAST
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FREOCAST is community radio from Fremantle / Walyalup, Western Australia — broadcasting live from the heart of the port city. Listen live around the clock, browse the weekly schedule, and catch up on shows you missed from the episode archive. Follow your favourite shows and the app reminds you before they go to air. • Live radio — one tap and you're on air • Background listening with full lock-screen controls • Weekly schedule, kept on-device so it works offline • Episode archive — replay recent shows • Favourites with show reminders (on-device notifications, no account needed) • Discover shows, residents and genres No account. No ads. Just the station. FREOCAST acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FREOCAST at none against Coast Live's shown. FREOCAST also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Coast Live ships an update every 7 months, FREOCAST every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coast Live | FREOCAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | West Coast Radio Pty Ltd | Fremantle Broadcasting Inc |
In-app purchases
Coast Live
No in-app purchases
FREOCAST
No in-app purchases
